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Ingelow Urban Meadow

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📷 Bob Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.97491, -0.02360

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Herring Gull
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕The First — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Herring Gull, Blackbird +100 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Herring Gull, Blackbird +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Plantain, Petty Spurge, Creeping Thistle +98 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Greater Plantain, Petty Spurge, Creeping Thistle +98 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +9 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dasysyrphus tricinctus, Rose Chafer, Xanthogramma pedissequum +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dasysyrphus tricinctus, Rose Chafer, Xanthogramma pedissequum +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Haven Bankpublic footpath · 344 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 344 mSurface asphaltPath type: path
South Terracepublic footpath · 42 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Lister WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Marsh Lane Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
London Road Cycle Route (Boston)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Urban Meadow

📷 Bob Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Urban Meadow

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Nearby places

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🌱Central ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Art Decco GardenUrban park800 m→🌱Boston CrematoriumUrban park1.7 km→🌱Fydell's Magical GardenUrban park100 m→⛪St Botolph's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→⛪Centenary Methodist ChurchReligious grounds600 m→

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